BURNS &CO. 28-30-32 S. 2nd St. A Modern Furnished . OFFICE Indicates a Well * Going Business When the stranger steps into your office and casts his eye about—what then? Why he is simply sizing up your office appoint ments — And he draws his own conclusions — When YOU step into the OFFICE FURNITURE department of Burns & Co. and see the largest stock of office furniture in Ilar risburg— Why you simply draw your own conclusion— Roll Top Desk —made with all the necessacy pigeon holes and drawers— easy to sit at—everything at your elbow— .s26 Office Chairs --solid oak finished to perfec tion—screw and spring revolv ing—comfortable. Arm chair to match— sß Office Tables —any size you need—any fin ish—made to stand the pound ing of heavy books and the like— • $5 to $25 Flat Top Desk —made in oak—4B-inch top— six .drawers —excellent finish ' and fitting throughout— s22 Typewriter Stand —takes up very little room— can be folded up and pot-out of the way. Two drawers — ss_ Verticle File —four large drawers—requires very little room in the office but does a heap of work for yoy. oak— -516.50 oUm brella and Coat Rack —six brass hangers and brass pan— sl7.so BURNS & CO., Office Outfitters w . .... ' * MONDAY EVENING, CHANGE IN FOOD URGED BY DIXON State Health Commissioner Points to Advantages of Corn and Barley . .The shortage of wheat due to the unfavorable condition of the crop this spring in many sections and the necessity of this country sharing its grain with its allies should be the occasion of Pennsylvania people making changes in their food, says Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, the State Com missioner of Health. People are eat ing too much white bread and should make it their business to see that they not only eat less food made from wheat, but they should learn to like what is made from other grains. The advantages of corn and of other grains are pointed out by the com missioner with observations on their food value from a medical man's viewpoint. Dr. Dixon says very plainly that the people of the State are eating too much starchy food and that it is not good for the children. In dis cussing the situation Dr. Dixon says: The yield of wheat this year can not possibly meet the demand for home and abroad. If we mean to divide our crust with our allies con servation must be observed. Wheat bread is nutfle either of whole wheat or the white starch of the wheat. In the economic scheme we must consider these two kinds of bread. Whole wheat flour will sustain hu man life with its starch, bran, pol lard and phosphate of lime, while we would starve to death on white bread made entirely of the starch, there fore, those on a very restricted diet,' such as prisoners, etc., are often de pendent upon bread. They should have the flour containing the whole wheat. Whtie bread, however, when taken with soup made from n good stock that furnishes the nitrogen and earthy salts, is a cheaper food. It is also full of nutritive when combined with fat, meat and a little soup, the base of which is soup stock. There fore white flour bread with a general diet is cheaper than whole wheat bread. A further conservation of our pres ent supply may be found by observ ing more moderation in the quantity of bread and biscuit eaten. Most people cat too much starch. Those in charge ,of children seem to be under the impression that wheat bread made or white flour is the "staff of life." This is a mis take. When children have to depend largely upon white bread they are apt to be undernourished, shown by their soft and flabby flesh. Under such a starchy diet they are sus ceptible to tuberculosis. Too much bread made of white flour (starch) often produces a ca tarrhal condition of the mucous membrane. Another economic way to help ourselves and our allies would be to increase the crop of foodstuffs. As it is not the season for planting wheat, to make up the deficiency caused by the foreign demand, corn, a valuable foodstuff for Both man and beast, should be sown. This would be the best substitute for wheat. Maize or corn has a larger propor tion of starch than wheat, and a lit tle over one-half more of nitrogen. Corn is much richer In fat than is wheat. Corn can be served in many palatable dishes. Xhese are generally known or can be obtained from books on cooking. Corn has a large geographical range in the United States and an average crop will do much to fur nish food for our people. Thousands of Belgians have lived almost entirely on uorn for the last year. Barley and oats are also substi tuted in a measure for wheat and can be planted to yield this season. During the Revolutionary War maize was an important factor in feeding our soldiers. Husband of the Famous Annie Besant Is Dead London, May 21.—The Rev. Frank Besant, who was the husband of Mrs. Annie Besant, the widely-known the osophist, author and lecturer on re ligious, philosophical and scientific subjects, died recently in the village of Sibsey in Lincolnshire where, for 4 5 years, he was vicar of the village church. The vicar was 76 years old anil his famous wife is nearly 70. The Rev. and Mrs. Besant attract ed world-wide attention many years when they separated and en gaged in a long controversy over the custody of their only child. They were married in 1867. In 1873 a judicial separation was arranged by the terms of which Mrs. Besant was to have the custody of her daughter, Mabel. Mrs. Besant pursued a varied, world-wide career, fighting in law courts, addressing huge audiences, leading strikes and defying govern ments. She subsequently met Charles Bradlaugh and took an ac tive part in his propaganda. This led the Rev. Frank Besant to begin proceedings in 1878 for the custody of his daughter on the ground that her mother's opinions would be "detrimental to the future prospects of the child in society, to say nothing of her eternal pros pects." Mrs. Besant appeared in person and argued her case with ability, but the child was given into the cus tody of the father. When Miss Ma bel Besant was 21 years old she at once returned to her mother, who had by that time become a Socialist and then a theosophist. London's Latin Quarter Does Without Spaghetti London, May 21. —Soho, London's Latin quarter, has passed through a spaghettl-less week. The national dish of Italy had long been placed on the list of prohibited imports, but the supplies on hand were not ex hausted until a week ago. Then all Soho mourned. Now, however, this Is *ll changed. A son of sunny Italy who conducts one of the tempting table d'hote re sorts In the Italian colony came to the rescue by setting p a macaroni factory. He has not been able to make spaghetti, which requires spe cial machinery to make the holes in it, but he Is turning out miles of the long, narrow ribbons called' Ma caroni. This will have to suffice until the spaghetti-making machinery ar rives from his native land. ALL BRIDGES GUARDED Ilagerstown, Md., May 21.—With the placing of two squads of ten men each from the Fifth Maryland Regi ment, of Baltimore, to guard the bridges at Security and Williams port, near this city, every bridge and tunnel on the railroad between Bal , timore and Myersdale, Pa., Is now [under military protection. COMPENSATION RULINGS MADE Chairman Mackey Hands Down Decision in Regard to [ Illegitimate Children A posthumous illegitimate child has no claim upon the estate of a re puted parent under the State Work men's Compensation act, according to a decision given fey Chairman Harry A. Mackey in a claim against the State Insurance fund. In the case decided the father was killed the day before he was to have been married to the woman who three months later became mother of a child. "This finding is supported by sufficient evi dence to make it conclusive upon this board," says the opinion, which later on holds that, "we have no leg islation which could by any possible reasoning embrace an illegitimate child." English decisions quoted in the opinion award compensation "to a posthumous child as a depend ent of a deceased father." The de cision which is a long one concludes "In the absence of a statute declar ing an illegitimate child a dependent of a deceased father" it can not be considered as entitled to compensa tion. In a Westmoreland county case it is held that the widow of a man whb broke his neck by falling from a wagon while hauling sand was in the course of his employment and that the insurance company involved must pay the compensation because the employer recognized the liability by insuring. The board in a decision by Com missioner Scott finds in favor of a McKean county claimant, whose hus band died from "dilation of the heart produced by over-exertion in heavy employment engaged in while in the course of his employment." There was no history of heart disease prior to the accident and successive strains brought on the heart condi tion which resulted in death. New Calendar to Replace Old in Russia as Result of the Czar's Overthrow Petrograd, May 21.—Bringing up to date of the Russian calendar will be one of the earliest reforms of the new government In Russia, although opposition Is expected from eccles iastical quarters. Any alteration of the calendar has always been regarded as an act of impiety by a large section of the Russian people. When the Gregor ian calendar was introduced in 1582 as a correction of the Julian or Ro man, three countries in Europe— Russia, Sweden and England—refus ed to come into line with the others. It was not until 1752 that England brought the calendar up to date. Sweden followed the next year but Russia has persisted in remaining isolated up to the present. The Julian calendar was eleven minutes, ten seconds out of reckon ing each year, and the accumulation would now amount to about thirteen days. Have you Indigestion? Your food will continue to dis agree with you, and cause dis tress until you strengthen your digestive organs, and tone and sweeten the stomach. You can do this quickly and surely by promptly taking a few doses of BEEEHAM'S PILLS Their natural action relieves the stomach of undigested food, stimulates the flow of gastric juice, renews the activity of the liver and bowels, and strengthens the digestive sys tem. Take them with confi dence, for 60 years' experience prove that Beecham's Fills Are good for the Stomach Ltrceit Sale of Any Medicine in the World. Sold everywhere. In boxes, 10c. f 25c. 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